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STATE OF CALIFORNIA BOARD OF STATE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS GRANT AWARD
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve a resolution:
1. Authorizing the acceptance of grant funding from the State of California Board of State Community Corrections Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations Grant; and
2. Authorizing the allocation of a grant funded Administrative Analyst position to the Police Department’s Fiscal Year 2016-17 Budget; and
3. Authorizing all required appropriations in compliance with and for the purposes stated in the project agreement including appropriations in the amount of $600,000 from the Grant Revenue budget,$19,000 from the General Fund Match Budget, and $101,000 as part of the Police Department annual budget development; and
4. Authorizing the City Manager to execute, on behalf of the City of Stockton, all required contracts or agreements with the granting agency, provide additional information and furnish such documents as may be required, execute all documents and amendments or extensions pertaining to the grant project, and take any and all necessary and appropriate actions to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution.
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Summary
In April 2016, the Stockton Police Department (SPD) submitted an application to the State of California’s Board of State Community Corrections (BSCC) Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations Grant (Grant). On June 11, 2016, the SPD was notified by the BSCC that the application was approved in the amount of $600,000 for a two-year period. Funds received for this grant program will be used to strengthen the relationship with the community and reduce shootings and recidivism among young men who are at highest risk of violence through three interlocking evidence-based initiatives focused on practice and policy, training, and community engagement. The grant period runs from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018.
DISCUSSION
Background
The BSCC released a Request for Proposals on Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations. This grant opportunity was made available only to municipal police departments, and county sheriff’s departments or cities that contract for law enforcement services. The grant application had to address at least two of the six pillars identified in the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, which include: 1) Building Trust and Legitimacy, 2) Policy and Oversight, 3) Technology and Social Media, 4) Community Policing and Crime Reduction, 5) Training and Education, and 6) Officer Wellness and Safety. There is a required community partner component which includes a participation agreement, and that a minimum 30 percent of the grant funds be dedicated to the organization.
The SPD proposed to partner with the Office of Violence Prevention, Friends Outside, Fathers and Families of San Joaquin, and the Urban Institute to strengthen police and community relations through three main interlocking initiatives focused on practice and policy, training, and community engagement. Through these initiatives, the SPD will address Pillar One: Building Trust and Legitimacy and Pillar Five: Training and Education. The two project goals include reducing shootings through continued implementation of Ceasefire, and to measurably strengthen the relationship between the SPD and the residents of Stockton most affected by violence through advanced Procedural Justice/Implicit Bias training curriculum; and the establishment of a Leadership Council to provide honest and constructive assessment back to the SPD.
Present Situation
The proposed project is a three-pronged strategy to strengthen police-community relations while reducing shootings and recidivism among young men who are at highest risk of violence. The first prong consists of addressing Stockton’s most pressing crime problem, violence, through the continued development and implementation of the procedurally-just Ceasefire violence reduction strategy. The second prong consists of the development of an advanced and in-depth procedural justice and implicit bias training curriculum tailored specifically to departmental tactics and strategies focused on individuals at very highest risk of violence. The third prong consists of developing an especially strong community engagement initiative, essentially a “leadership council,” that will include young men at highest risk of violence, their families, and other community members most affected by violence.
The project will reduce violence and strengthen the relationship with the community through three interlocking evidence-based initiatives focused on practice and policy, training, and community engagement. It will address Pillar One: Building Trust & Legitimacy and Pillar Five: Training and Education.
The grant requires 30 percent of funds be allocated to community partners. Two current partners were identified to support this effort, Friends Outside and Fathers and Families of San Joaquin. The SPD and the community partners have a shared interest in supporting individuals at highest risk of violence to make safer and healthier choices for themselves and for the Stockton community. In the Ceasefire framework, each partner has an important complementary role in the overall effort to reduce violence. While the SPD is committed to offering meaningful support to individuals at highest risk of violence, such support requires partnerships like those that are in place with Friends Outside and Fathers and Families of San Joaquin. For the community partner agencies, supporting the highest risk population and their families closely aligns with these organizations’ missions and well-established programming.
A key component to this grant is data analysis and project coordination. This will require the allocation of a grant-funded, Administrative Analyst position for the duration of the project. The analyst will be responsible for conducting the Problem and Opportunity Analysis on homicides as prescribed by the granting agency. In addition, this position will be responsible for supporting weekly Shooting Review meetings, which are critical to the ongoing Ceasefire efforts as the team reviews shootings and homicides to identify the most active gangs and develop strategies for enforcement. The support required includes analysis of shooting incidents as well as identified suspects and victims.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
The grant award is $600,000, plus a City-funded match of $120,000 (20 percent of the grant award), for a total program cost of $720,000. We are recommending the general fund be used as the funding source for the 20 percent local match, which will require $19,000 in Fiscal Year 2016-17, funded by the City’s General Fund Grant Match budget; and $101,000 in-kind match in Fiscal Year 2017-18, funded by the Police Department’s General Fund budget; for a total of $120,000. Grant funds will be placed in Account No. 025-6498; sufficient funds are available for the $19,000 match in the General Fund grant match transfer Account No. 010-0000-992 in Fiscal Year 2016-17.
The grant will fully fund the allocation of an Administrative Analyst position for the two-year period. At the end of the grant the position can be eliminated or an alternate funding source identified. The grant also requires 5 percent of the total budget be used for data evaluation and 30 percent be allocated to a community partner. We are proposing that the community partners be designated as Friends Outside and Fathers and Families of San Joaquin. The proposed budget breakdown is as follows:
|
Budget Line Items |
Grant Funds |
Local Match |
In-Kind Match |
Total |
|
1. Salaries and Benefits (of Lead Agency only) |
$215,000 |
$0 |
$101,000 |
$316,000 |
|
2. Services and Supplies |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
3. Professional Services |
$75,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$75,000 |
|
4. Community Partner Contracts (minimum 30% of grant funds) |
$240,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$240,000 |
|
5. Indirect Costs (not to exceed 10% of grant funds) |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
6. Data Collection/Evaluation (minimum 5% of grant funds or $20,000, whichever is greater) |
$70,000 |
$19,000 |
$0 |
$89,000 |
|
7. Fixed Assets/Equipment |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
8. Other (Travel, Training, etc.) |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
TOTAL |
$600,000 |
$19,000 |
$101,000 |
$720,000 |
To account for the grant funds and required match amount, several appropriations and transfers in FY 2016-17, as identified below, are necessary:
Appropriate Grant Revenue Budget 025-6498-334 $600,000
Appropriate General Fund Match Budget 025-6498-492 $ 19,000
Total Funding Sources $619,000
Appropriate Expenditure Budget $619,000
The FY 2017-18 in-kind match of $101,000 will be appropriated as part of the Police Department annual budget development.
Attachment A - Agreement - Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations Grant